Holy Spirit | Gathering up https://wjhoward.co.uk Sun, 17 May 2020 12:15:39 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.6 Step by step https://wjhoward.co.uk/step-by-step/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=step-by-step Sat, 01 Jun 2019 09:55:35 +0000 https://wjhoward.co.uk/?p=365 Summer fitness tips with a difference! Christchurch Parish News, June 2019 I am a reluctant convert. For at least a couple of years my wife, Jenni, had been trying to persuade me but I was having none of it. It wasn’t for me, I would protest. I didn’t need it. I was managing perfectly well… Read More »Step by step

The post Step by step first appeared on Gathering up.]]> Living together in unity https://wjhoward.co.uk/living-together-in-unity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=living-together-in-unity Tue, 01 Jan 2019 09:48:23 +0000 https://wjhoward.co.uk/?p=182 Christchurch Parish News, January 2019

A reflection on Psalm 133 as we prepare for the week of dedicated prayer for Christian unity.

The post Living together in unity first appeared on Gathering up.]]> Sermon for Advent 2 https://wjhoward.co.uk/sermon-for-advent-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sermon-for-advent-2 Sun, 09 Dec 2018 18:36:20 +0000 https://wjhoward.co.uk/?p=7 Sung Eucharist and Matins, Christchurch Priory

It’s God who graciously makes the first move and comes to us. No matter the mess we’ve made of things.

The post Sermon for Advent 2 first appeared on Gathering up.]]> King of Hope https://wjhoward.co.uk/king-of-hope/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=king-of-hope Thu, 01 Nov 2018 10:48:01 +0000 https://wjhoward.co.uk/?p=45 Christchurch Parish News, November 2018

What does Christ’s Kingship mean for us today?

The post King of Hope first appeared on Gathering up.]]> Sermon for Trinity 14 https://wjhoward.co.uk/sermon-for-trinity-14/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sermon-for-trinity-14 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 22:57:21 +0000 https://wjhoward.co.uk/?p=50 Sung Eucharist and Matins, Christchurch Priory

My non-Christian friends and family are not stupid. When they see me behaving like this, they rightly question the beliefs I hold.

The post Sermon for Trinity 14 first appeared on Gathering up.]]> Reflecting the Light of God https://wjhoward.co.uk/reflecting-the-light-of-god/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=reflecting-the-light-of-god Sat, 01 Sep 2018 11:06:10 +0000 https://wjhoward.co.uk/?p=55 Christchurch Parish News, September 2018

What do we mean when we say we believe in God as described in the Bible?

The post Reflecting the Light of God first appeared on Gathering up.]]> Out of the ordinary https://wjhoward.co.uk/out-of-the-ordinary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=out-of-the-ordinary Sat, 18 Aug 2018 11:20:35 +0000 https://wjhoward.co.uk/?p=68 Christchurch Parish News, August 2018

A reflection on the calendars we follow to structure our lives and why there is nothing ‘ordinary’ about this time of the church year.

The post Out of the ordinary first appeared on Gathering up.]]> Sermon for Trinity 5 https://wjhoward.co.uk/sermon-for-trinity-5/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sermon-for-trinity-5 Wed, 18 Jul 2018 23:25:32 +0000 https://wjhoward.co.uk/?p=70 Sung Eucharist and Matins, Christchurch Priory

‘Having faith in Jesus is what it’s all about. But it’s not something that comes easily to us— most of us, at any rate.’

The post Sermon for Trinity 5 first appeared on Gathering up.]]> Does the Trinity really matter? https://wjhoward.co.uk/does-the-trinity-really-matter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=does-the-trinity-really-matter Fri, 01 Jun 2018 21:59:36 +0000 https://wjhoward.co.uk/?p=100 Christchurch Parish News, June 2018

If it were not for the Trinity, we would not know what it means to pray as Christians

The post Does the Trinity really matter? first appeared on Gathering up.]]> Lost in the clouds? https://wjhoward.co.uk/lost-in-the-clouds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lost-in-the-clouds Tue, 01 May 2018 08:21:22 +0000 https://wjhoward.co.uk/?p=105 Christchurch Parish News, May 2018.

The importance of the Ascension when proclaiming Jesus is Lord.

The post Lost in the clouds? first appeared on Gathering up.]]> Afraid … each cried to his god https://wjhoward.co.uk/afraid-each-cried-to-his-god/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=afraid-each-cried-to-his-god Sun, 01 May 2016 18:30:11 +0000 https://wjhoward.co.uk/?p=208 Christchurch Parish News, May 2016

Over hundreds upon hundreds of years and in our own time, in cultures vastly different from one another, from Brazil to South Korea, reading Holy Scripture has proven itself to be a vital source of change.

The post Afraid … each cried to his god first appeared on Gathering up.]]> Which way is the wind blowing? https://wjhoward.co.uk/which-way-is-the-wind-blowing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=which-way-is-the-wind-blowing Wed, 01 Jul 2015 23:54:22 +0000 https://wjhoward.co.uk/?p=228 Christchurch Parish News, July 2015

A short reflection on discerning the Spirit based on ‘When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth’, John 16.13

The post Which way is the wind blowing? first appeared on Gathering up.]]> What’s your story? https://wjhoward.co.uk/whats-your-story/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whats-your-story Sat, 01 Nov 2014 00:20:37 +0000 https://wjhoward.co.uk/?p=236 Christchurch Parish News, November 2014

A reflection on Hebrews 12:18-24

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